2012 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
International football competition
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The 2012 Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup was the second edition of the new tournament, following the success of the initial Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup. It took place at a temporary stadium at Dubai Festival City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 30 October to 3 November 2012. Eight teams participated in the competition. The stadium had a capacity of 2,500 spectators.[1]
Host countryUnited Arab Emirates
Dates30 October – 3 November 2012
Teams8 (from 6 confederations)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United Arab Emirates |
| Dates | 30 October – 3 November 2012 |
| Teams | 8 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Russia (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  United Arab Emirates |
| Fourth place |  Nigeria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 150 (9.38 per match) |
| Top scorer | Fernando DDI (10 goals) |
| Best player | Egor Shaykov |
| Best goalkeeper | Andrey Bukhlitskiy |
← 2011 2013 → | |
Participating teams
| Team | Confederation | Achievements | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates |
AFC | Host | 2nd |
| Russia |
UEFA | 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup winners | 2nd |
 Japan |
AFC | 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer WCQ (AFC) winners | 1st |
| Brazil |
CONMEBOL | 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer WCQ (CONMEBOL) winners | 2nd |
 United States |
CONCACAF | 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer WCQ (CONCACAF) third place | 1st |
| Nigeria |
CAF | 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer WCQ (CAF) runners-up | 2nd |
 Switzerland |
UEFA | 2012 Euro Beach Soccer League winners | 2nd |
 Tahiti |
OFC | 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer WCQ (OFC) winners | 2nd |
Draw and schedule
Group stage
All matches are listed as local time in Dubai, (UTC+4)
| Legend |
|---|
| Teams that advanced to the semi finals |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 9 |
| United Arab Emirates |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 6 |
| Tahiti |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 3 |
| United States |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 18 | -11 | 0 |
| Russia | 9 - 1 | United States |
|---|---|---|
E. Shaykov  1' E. Eremeev 9', 19', 26' D. Ippolitov 11' D. Shishin 21'. 30' Y. Krasheninnikov 30', 36' |
Report | 5' O. Gil |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 - 2 | Tahiti |
|---|---|---|
| Ali Karim 8' R. al Mesaabi 29' A. Ali Rahi 35' |
Report | 1' T. Zaveroni 20' R. L. F. Kuee |
| United States | 3 - 5 | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| N. Pereira 4', 34' E. Meister 10' |
Report | 6' A. Ali Rahi 11' (pen.) M. Abbas 30' Ali Karim 31' R. Ahmad 34' Hassan Ali |
| Tahiti | 4 - 3 | United States |
|---|---|---|
| N. Bennett 11', 34' R. L. F. Kuee 17' T. Zaveroni 28' |
Report | 14', 20' (pen.) A. Feld 34' (pen.) O. Reyes |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 - 3 | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| Hassan Ali 17' K. Ali Sulaiman 19' |
Report | 6' Y. Gorchinskiy  19' (o.g.) K. Ali Sulaiman 34' E. Eremeev |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 9 |
| Nigeria |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 6 |
| Switzerland |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 3 |
| Japan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 0 |
| Japan | 4 - 7 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| S. Yamauchi 2' M. Komaki 5' A. Kazumasa 12' S. Makino 24' |
Report | 5' P. Borer 8', 14', 21', 36' D. Stankovic 32', 33' M. Jaeggy |
| Nigeria | 7 - 6 | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| B. Ibenegbu 1', 31' V. Tale 4', 8', 33' O. Okemmiri 10' A. Abu 36' |
Report | 7' S. Lutz 8' S. Spaccarotella 14' S. Meier 26', 28', 32' D. Stankovic |
| Switzerland | 3 - 4 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| V. Jaeggy 4' S Meier 23' D. Stankovic 32' |
Report | 21', 36' Fernando DDI 34' Bruno Malias 35' Benjamin |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 2 November - Dubai Festival City | ||||||
| Russia | 9 | |||||
| 3 November - Dubai Festival City | ||||||
| Nigeria | 4 | |||||
| Russia | 7 | |||||
| 2 November - Dubai Festival City | ||||||
| Brazil | 4 | |||||
| Brazil | 5 | |||||
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 3 November - Dubai Festival City | ||||||
| Nigeria | 7 | |||||
| United Arab Emirates (a.e.t) | 8 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Russia | 9 - 4 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| D. Ippolitov 1' E. Shaykov 3', 21', 25', 32' D. Shishin 5' E. Eremeev 11', 29' I. Leonov 16' |
Report | 7', 33' B. Ibenegbu 22' A. Abu 36' V. Tale |
Third place play off
| Nigeria | 7 - 8 (a.e.t.) | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| I. Olawale 5', 17', 18', 22' S. Maijama'a 21' R. Al Mesaabi 25' (o.g.) A. Abu 35' |
Report | 2', 14', 19' R. Ahmad 24' Hassan Ali 26' Ali Karim 29', 37' R. Al Mesaabi 31' A. Al Rahi |
Final
| Russia | 7 - 4 | Brazil |
|---|---|---|
| A. Makarov 5', 28' E. Shaykov 9', 12', 15', 21' (pen.) D. Shishin 23' |
Report | 22', 28' Fernando DDI 31' Bruno Malias 36' (pen.) André |
Awards
| Best Player (MVP) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Egor Shaykov | |||
| Top Scorer | |||
| Fernando DDI | |||
| 10 goals | |||
| Best Goalkeeper | |||
| Andrei Buklitskiy |
Final standings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Russia |
| 2 | Brazil |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates |
| 4 | Nigeria |
| 5 | Switzerland |
| 6 | Tahiti |
| 7 | Japan |
| 8 | United States |